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1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–14 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 LSU 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
No. 8 Kentucky 15 3   .833 22 6   .786
No. 15 Tennessee 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Alabama 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Georgia 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Florida 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Auburn 4 14   .222 11 16   .407
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 8 19   .296
1981 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1980–81 college basketball season. The Commodores finished season with record of 15-14, 7-11.

Roster

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The roster for the 80-81 team are as follows:[2]

1. Al Miller

2. Charles Davis

3. Mike Rhodes

4. Hutch Jones

5. Ted Young

6. Jimmy Gray

7. Al McKinney

8. Brian Allsmiller

9. Jeff Turner

10. Jimmy Lenz

11. Kevin Linder

12. John Derenbecker

13. James Williams

14. Doug Weikert

Schedule

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The 80-81 schedule is as follows:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 27*
vs. Western Kentucky W 78–76  1–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
November 28*
vs. Iona W 92–59  2–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
December 1*
Iowa State W 97–87  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 9*
Duke L 69–72 OT 3–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 20*
North Alabama W 111–79  4–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 23*
Memphis W 111–96  5–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 27
Alabama W 93–91  6–1
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 29*
Tennessee Tech W 97–64  7–1
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 30*
Boston College L 72–87  7–2
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 3
Mississippi State W 79–61  8–2
(2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 7
at LSU L 61–77  8–3
(2–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 10
Georgia W 70–55  9–3
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 14
at Auburn W 97–81  10–3
(4–1)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
January 17
No. 11 Tennessee L 66–72  10–4
(4–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 21
at Ole Miss L 44–46  10–5
(4–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 24
Kentucky L 64–78  10–6
(4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 28
at Florida W 72–70  11–6
(5–4)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
 
January 31
at Mississippi State L 68–69  11–7
(5–5)
Humphrey Coliseum 
 
February 4
No. 4 LSU L 81–86  11–8
(5–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 7
at Georgia L 72–80  11–9
(5–7)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 11
Auburn L 55–69  11–10
(5–8)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 14
at No. 9 Tennessee L 72–76  12–10
(6–8)
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 18
Ole Miss W 52–50  13–10
(7–8)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 21
at No. 10 Kentucky L 48–80  13–11
(7–9)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 25
Florida W 73–64  14–11
(8–9)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 28
at Alabama L 68–82  14–12
(8–10)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
March 4
vs. Mississippi State W 71–58  15–12
(8–10)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 5
vs. No. 7 Kentucky W 60–55  16–12
(8–10)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 6
vs. Ole Miss L 51–71  16–13
(8–10)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Vanderbilt Commodores Men 's Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/vand_m_baskbl_1980_19_stats__season_stats_final.pdf
  4. ^ "1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.